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May · 2026 On the discipline of dataset construction: a case for treating data work as design work. Essay · Data Apr · 2026 Auditability is the feature: a framework for ML systems in regulated industries. Note · Practice Mar · 2026 Fundus marker detection at clinical resolutions: what we learned building HorusVue. Technical · Medicine Feb · 2026 Latency budgets for safety-critical translation: design notes from TIC's first generation. Technical · Aviation Jan · 2026 Visual programming for ML pipelines: why the canvas is the right surface for architecture. Essay · Tools Dec · 2025 Distribution drift in longitudinal medical imaging studies: detection and mitigation. Technical · Medicine Nov · 2025 What we mean when we say a model has earned trust. Essay · Practice Oct · 2025 A note on ICAO phraseology, NLP, and the limits of generality. Note · Aviation Sep · 2025 The first cut is the dataset: a methodology for early-phase ML engagements. Essay · Method Aug · 2025 On the careful naming of things: why we call the dataset workbench ALEX. Note · Practice

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